Coalescence Sculpture <br /> by Albert Paley

Artist/Designer: Albert Paley  b. 1944, Philadelphia   Title: Coalescence 2015 Medium: Steel with natural patina, cherry with black lacquer base with gold painted trim. Dimensions: 24.375" h x 8.375" x 8"  Details: In perfect condition. From a series of 6, with one artist proof, but each one is unique and varies in both size and patina. Stamped on edge of steel base, Albert Paley. Weight 14 pounds. Notes from the Archive: The concept of organic form has often been a point of inspiration for Paley's work through the years. Both his admiration for Art Nouveau and fascination with the layering of shapes and forms in the botanical realm continue to intrigue him. "Coalescence",  is an exploration of light and shadow with sharp edges against rounded natural forms playing off each other in a unified, multi-layered arrangement. When one thinks of a Paley sculpture the imagined image is of a twenty to eighty foot high work in steel or perhaps one of the series of thirteen monumental scu